Comments on: STUDY: Without Health Reform, Premiums Will Increase Over 70% In The Next Nine Years http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/21/study-without-reform-premiums-will-increase-over-70-in-the-next-nine-years/ Thu, 26 Nov 2009 16:42:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/21/study-without-reform-premiums-will-increase-over-70-in-the-next-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-153391 stateofthedivision Thu, 21 May 2009 17:54:36 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=11411#comment-153391 Obama, Summers, Orzag, Emanuel et al use Chamber of Commerce lingo to make the case for health reform. It will accomplish what businesses want, to drop that pesky health insurance benefit. The individual will be on the hook. Government is already talking about a hard reign in of entitlements. Businesses will use the economic disaster to shed health insurance to the employee. Neither the government nor employers want to pay more. That leaves the worker, if they're lucky to have a job. Obama, Summers, Orzag, Emanuel et al use Chamber of Commerce lingo to make the case for health reform.

It will accomplish what businesses want, to drop that pesky health insurance benefit. The individual will be on the hook. Government is already talking about a hard reign in of entitlements. Businesses will use the economic disaster to shed health insurance to the employee.

Neither the government nor employers want to pay more. That leaves the worker, if they’re lucky to have a job.

]]> By: stateofthedivision http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/2009/05/21/study-without-reform-premiums-will-increase-over-70-in-the-next-nine-years/comment-page-1/#comment-153390 stateofthedivision Thu, 21 May 2009 17:51:04 +0000 http://wonkroom.thinkprogress.org/?p=11411#comment-153390 <em>families face spiraling health insurance premiums, businesses drop coverage and trim benefits</em> This describes the last eight years under George W. families face spiraling health insurance premiums, businesses drop coverage and trim benefits

This describes the last eight years under George W.

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